tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25601070197380626682018-03-05T23:43:46.388-08:00Thoughts of a Mad ManCarl Stemnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560107019738062668.post-82927559692430812952016-03-30T16:37:00.001-07:002016-03-30T16:37:46.900-07:00The Reign<p dir="ltr">My world came crashing down<br>The night before the storm.<br>They took what I once loved<br>Leaving chest muscles torn.<br>I fell to my knees<br>And cursed the open sky.<br>This wrecthed evil<br>Will not keep what's mine.</p><p dir="ltr">Armed with vengeance<br>A heart filled with hate,<br>Ready to wage war<br>Can't turn back, it's too late.</p><p dir="ltr">I travel to the depths of hell<br>Vanquishing evil along the way.<br>Nothing can stop me now,<br>I will destroy this world of decay.<br>This will be my life<br>This will be my legacy.<br>They will all pay the price<br>For what they have done to me.</p><p dir="ltr">*Turning darkness into light,<br>No one else will fight.<br>I will take the final stand<br>And take back what is mine.</p><p dir="ltr">*Coming through, with my reign<br>to wash the sin away.<br>I'll make the world, right again<br>And leave them with my pain.</p><p dir="ltr">I will emerge from the flames<br>With victory in my arms.<br>I will reign upon those <br>who wish to do harm.</p><p dir="ltr">I come charging in<br>With rumbles of thunder<br>Striking fear in their souls<br>I will be heard.</p><p dir="ltr">Smit them down<br>With bolts of lightening<br>All will feel my fury,<br>I will keep on fighting.</p><p dir="ltr">Judgment day is creeping near<br>For all who challenge me.<br>No one's safe from my wrath,<br>I will make them beleive.</p><p dir="ltr">*Turning darkness into light,<br>No one else will fight.<br>I will take the final stand<br>And take back what is mine.</p><p dir="ltr">*Coming through, with my reign<br>to wash the sin away.<br>I'll make the world, right again<br>And leave them with my pain.</p><p dir="ltr">*Coming through, with my reign<br>to wash the sin away.<br>I'll make the world, right again<br>And leave them with my pain.</p>Carl Stemhttps://plus.google.com/110882317472614858110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560107019738062668.post-30098084660496801002015-08-04T20:21:00.001-07:002015-08-04T20:29:30.023-07:00People Changing<p dir="ltr">Some say that people do not or can not change. I do not believe this to be true. People are always growing, learning, and experiencing new things. Which concludes that people are changing every day. The person you went to bed with is a different person when you wake up. </p><p dir="ltr">Some do not accept change. Often times relationships come to an end because one does not <u>accept</u> the change in the other. We are to adapt to change. Embrace change. When you love someone, you love who they are and who they grow into. </p>Carl Stemhttps://plus.google.com/110882317472614858110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560107019738062668.post-74505388651048331542015-08-03T15:53:00.001-07:002015-08-03T15:53:27.326-07:00A Hostile Take Over Followed by Loneliness and Death<p dir="ltr">What if there were to be another world war and a great leader rose to defeat all in his path. Then, with wining the war and trying to rebuild society, this great leader feels vastly superior to everyone and wants everyone to be like him. With all of the resistance and everyone not appreciating their savior and what he is trying to accomplish, he decides to eradicate all of human existance. While he sits on earth alone, an advanced race of other world beings happens by his planet. They are curious as to what happened and notice a sole "survivor". They take him on their craft back to their planet so he can tell his story in great detail and they can learn about how his planet and people differed from their own. The man is annoyed by their curiosity and wages war on this civilization. After spending some time on this planet he has picked up on how to operate a few things and how some things work. He somehow manages to annihilate the people of this planet. He&nbsp; feels even more superior. He discovers that there are other planets with life on them. He travels from planet to planet, conquering all of them. For another time, he is all alone. After having visiting all of these planets and studying their technologies, he decided to be alone no more. He creates his own people and in his image and perfection. They are to be like him and obey him. He builds them a world to live in. But, they are like him, and start to get curious and think for themselves. They have offspring and teach them to be curious as well. The man gets angry and tries with all of his might to manage, punish, and correct people. He floods them and starts over. He opens the earth to swallow them when they complain. But, he can not live forever. He dies. And the world he has created starts to decay and spiral out of control. He is not there to control the weather or punish anyone. The world is doomed to destroy itself. And here we are.</p>Carl Stemhttps://plus.google.com/110882317472614858110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560107019738062668.post-69681730633364148322015-08-03T15:24:00.001-07:002015-08-04T20:05:26.545-07:00What is Reality<p dir="ltr">Have you ever stopped to think, "What is 'reality'?" To you, there is only one reality... your own. You can not experience anything outside your own mind. Your reality is the only reality. This raises some questions about existence. Do I exist outside of your reality? When I leave the room, do I exist? Am I doing anything? Or do you routinely 'think' me into existence and fabricate a story about what I have been doing? If you live inside your mind, then that makes your body just a vessel, correct? It is similar to how you imagine people living in a home, and after a while the home gets old and starts to deteriorate, causing the people to find a new home. Is this a reflection of how your mind and body work? Everything seems to follow the same pattern. Is this because you can only think so many ways in creating the world around you? </p>Carl Stemhttps://plus.google.com/110882317472614858110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560107019738062668.post-18715320281735765792015-08-03T15:08:00.001-07:002015-08-03T15:08:37.116-07:00A Powerful and Useless Mind<p dir="ltr">Why do we do the things we do? Why can we do some things but not others? Who decided things were going to be this way instead that way? Will the answer surprise you? The answer is you. You set your own limits and goals. You decide what can be done and what can't be done. Your mind can be so fragile and unpredictable, but if you know how to use it, it is a powerful tool. You've been conditioned to think a certain way because everyone believes that is the way things are. And, you are taught that if you do things any other way, there will be consequence. This is true. For every thing you do, there will be consequence. But, not all consequences are bad. Why are we taught that cause and effect from our actions is always a bad thing? Facing the consequence of taking a life is not the same as facing the consequence of watering a plant. All ot takes is the belief that we can do more. It is not that we don't want to believe or can not believe. It is that we have been taught to fear consequence and to second guess our decisions, causing doubt. How do we train ourselves to use more of our mind, so we can enjoy a better quality of life?</p>Carl Stemhttps://plus.google.com/110882317472614858110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560107019738062668.post-30458975536391261542015-08-01T20:28:00.005-07:002015-08-01T20:28:54.873-07:00Why Try<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); font-family: 'Roboto Slab', 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; white-space: pre-wrap;">You should never put the word "try" in your vocabulary. The word "try" implies you have a plan for failure. We do not plan to fail. We plan to succeed. If you make success your only option, you shall succeed. Never say you will try. Simply say you will. Because we do not try, we do. -Carl Stem</span>Carl Stemhttps://plus.google.com/110882317472614858110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560107019738062668.post-50946803327113775302015-08-01T20:28:00.001-07:002015-08-01T20:28:06.978-07:00Some say your life flashes before your eyes as you die<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); font-family: 'Roboto Slab', 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Right now, this very moment, has happened, is happening, and will happen. There is nothing you could have done, are doing, or will do to change it. For right now, in this moment, is when your life flashes before your eyes. That one single moment when your life happened is now being processed in your mind. You have already made your decisions. Now you get to watch and remember how you lived your life. Rest in peace. -Carl Stem</span>Carl Stemhttps://plus.google.com/110882317472614858110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560107019738062668.post-46916884928775437912015-08-01T20:16:00.001-07:002015-08-01T20:16:10.621-07:00LoveSome quest for <b>love</b>. Others wait for <b>love</b>. Does either know what they are questing or waiting for? Will they know it when it happens, or mistake it for an <b>irrational emotion</b>? Maybe what I want isn't <b>love</b>. Whatever anyone decides to label it, it's what I want. Other things you can <b>feel</b>. When you do something you know is wrong, you <b>feel</b> bad. When you are nervous or anxious, you <b>feel</b> it in your chest and stomach. What I want is <b>felt</b> like that. The way a parent and child <b>look</b> at each other, <b>care</b> for each other, and <b>feel</b> for each other, <b>unconditionally</b> and <b>objectively</b>, <b>without judgement</b>. That is what I want. In fiction, super heroes protect and save others <b>selflessly</b>. What someone like that must feel on the inside. A <b>burning passion</b> that can't be extinguished. That's what I want. Someone to <b>look</b> at and shed several tears out of the <b>joy</b> and<b> happiness </b>you <b>feel</b> just by being in their presence. That's what I want. I only want what I can give. I have a giant heart and no one seems to want it. Would you judge a book by a single chapter or by the review of another person. Or, would you read it before deciding if you liked it or not. -Carl StemCarl Stemhttps://plus.google.com/110882317472614858110noreply@blogger.com0